Maria Angelica

Maria Angelica (Alexandra Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova Vergi; born June 18 [O.S. June 5] 1901) is the reigning Empress-Queen of the Southern Islands; due to her undisputed reign over the Southern Islands. She was styled as Her Most Serene Highness, Maria Angelica, making her a high-ranked Princess; she was one of Tsarina Alice`s companions to the Russian Empire during the First World War in July 28, 1914 with the Bolsheviks calling for her head alongside those of her sixth cousins (Princess Alix of Avalon and Tsarina Alice). As both of her six cousins looked alike, Princess Maria Angelica devised a system to address them by using their given names and styles/titles; Alice was addressed as Tsarina "Angel" and Princess Alix was addressed as Princess "Angie" which was taken from one of Maria`s middle names, Angelica, which perfectly suited the Princess. Her younger sister, Princess Jadwiga, was styled as Serene Highness, Jadwiga Angelica, making her more lower-ranked than Maria herself; a distant relative of the Romanova family, she is more lower-ranked than her sixth cousins. She married the Norwegian Princess, Alexander, with the couple having eight children; though their family relationship was fractured as Princess Alexander despised Jadwiga (Maria`s younger sister), and became violent when she discovered that her wife (Maria) had named one of their daughters after Jadwiga (her younger sister). Maria was born at Angelica Palace as the first grandchild of Prince Harrison Vergi and Princess Victoria Vergi. She pursed an education at the British schools of Cheam and Gordonstoun, which none of her family had attended in their youth; her quiet nature and abhorrence of close contact with people made her a subject of bullying. Her two closest six cousins (Tsarina Alice and Princess Alix) all attended different schools though they often communicated with each other; as Maria was often commented to constantly worry about both of them. Her unusual hair color made her the subject of bullying, though Princess Alexander, often complimented her on her hair; the two attended both of the British schools together and eventually married each other in a civil ceremony in 17 July 1930, several years before the Execution of the Three Romanova Sisters.

Early Life
Maria was born at Angelica Palace in Vertigo during the reign of her maternal grandparents, Princess Eleanor and Prince Edward VI on June 18 [O.S. June 5] 1901, at 9:14 pm (GMT), the first child of Princess Maria Angelica "Angel" Vergi and Prince Harold "Harry" Vergi, and first grandchild of Prince Edward VI and Princess Eleanor. She was baptised immediately after her birth as Maria Angelica Alexandra Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova Vergi at 9:14 pm (GMT), making her the heir apparent to the throne of the Southern Islands; Marchioness Elizabeth Vergi (her first cousin) became her female companion and later governess who undertook her education between the ages of five and eight. Later she made the decision to attend public school in Britain despite protests from her family and her extended relatives, Elizabeth, and Alexander followed her decision and supported her—though Elizabeth despised the young Alexander and at one point went as far as to say it straight to her face—this bone-chilling statement will later ring true after Alexander nearly killed Maria during a fight between the two over the names of their children.

Death of Parents
On 23 June, 1945, her parents (Prince Harold and Princess Maria) passed in their sleep due to their incurable diseases; they were buried in the custom of the Sous Novian Royalty with Maria and her two cousins even skipping classes to attend their funeral. With their deaths, Princess Maria Angelica had now become the heir apparent to the Southern Islands and it`s subsequent throne, forced to take on new responsibilities; she then obtained a new style of Her Most Serene Imperial Highness, Princess Maria Angelica of the Southern Islands and the Sous Novian Empire, the Sous Novian Press published subsequent stories of her assuming the duties and responsibilities of the heir apparent of the Southern Islands.

Meeting Israel Freiberga
One of her classmates, a Lady Israel Freiberga, the daughter of Latvian President (Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga) encountered the young heir apparent at a supermarket and congratulated Maria on becoming the heir apparent; their warm interaction was filmed in the news and reportably the news stations were shocked that they even knew each other as they lived in different countries. Israel would later become a naturalized Sous Novian citizen, receiving a title and style for her own usage and that of her descendants after saving Maria, her future wife, and first cousin from harm by a group of terrorists; she would later become a personal adviser to the young Princess after all four of them finished their educations.

Marriage
On 23 June, 1959, the couple married in a public civil ceremony that was filmed on public television everywhere; Dianne would be their witness and mentioned the ceremony as "melancholy, reminiscent of how the young Princess Maria`s parents passed in their sleep." This statement was overheard by members of the Sous Novian Imperial Family and Dianne was escorted out as to not cause future damage to the happily newly-wed couple.